China Ningbo International Stationery Fair has been going on for 20 years without the support and trust of many stationery industry bases. Shantou, as the main production base of stationery in China and the concentration of famous brands of stationery in China, has a large number of stationery enterprises exhibiting every year, bringing many fine products and new stationery on display, which largely enriches the show's viewability. This time, let's get closer to Shantou and have a deeper understanding of this stationery production base which has been alive and well for dozens of years.

The Beginning and Development of Stationery in Shantou

As one of the stationery production bases and birthplaces in China, Shantou has a head start in the stationery industry due to its close proximity to Hong Kong and Taiwan. From the establishment of Shantou Stationery Factory, the first stationery factory specialising in the production of students' school supplies in the early days of the Liberation Period, Shantou has developed a solid foundation of talents, technology, equipment, qualifications and brand names.

After years of accumulation and development, a number of backbone stationery enterprises with scale and brand such as JinWanNian, BaoKe, HuaLong, JinHui, LePuSheng, WuQianYi, ChenQi, ZhaoSheng, Xitong, YuanSheng, etc. have emerged successively. Shantou has formed two major industrial circles of stationery in China together with Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, and has far-reaching influence in the national cultural products industry. A number of enterprises have been awarded as "High-tech Enterprise", "China Famous Trademark", "China Famous Brand", "China Top Ten Stationery Brand ", "China Pen Brand", "China Pen King" and so on.

The influence of Shantou Stationery at home and abroad

Shantou Stationery is famous for its complete range of products, covering nine categories, such as writing instruments, paper books, hardware stationery, document storage supplies, chemical stationery, teaching stationery, art supplies, student supplies, office cabinets, etc. The products are exported to Europe, America, Southeast Asia and other more than 100 countries and regions, forming a sales pattern of "three parts for domestic sales, and seven parts for export sales". Shantou Stationery

Shantou stationery at home and abroad in the industry enjoys a high degree of visibility and reputation, the city's total stationery production, sales of more than 700 enterprises, including nearly 100 productive enterprises, mainly concentrated in Chaonan District, has formed a set of research and development, production, sales, service as one of the huge team, the industry is expected to total annual output value of nearly 3 billion yuan, accounting for about 20 per cent of the national market share of the stationery industry.